How the LA Clippers Fumbled Two Golden Generations
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- After decades of consistent failure, the LA Clippers entered the 2011-12 NBA Season with an all-time trio; Deandre Jordan, Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. But unfortunately, the Lob City Era was plagued with injuries and underperformance in the post-season.
Soon after, the superstar duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George took over the reigns but again looked to have failed miserably.
The failure of these golden generations has been so severe that it has come to be known simply as the 'Clippers Curse.' 
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"I've been poor, I've been rich, I've been fat, I've been skinny, I've been old, I've been in the Hall of Fame and one thing I can always tell you,the Clippers have always sucked”
- Charles Barkley
Aged well that even the people in LA said ‘clippers suck’ when I was a kid
They should go back to San Diego
@@SoCal-jb4px facts I’ve been saying that too. Clippers have no culture in LA which is dominated by the lakers. I’m San Diego, they’d have their own identity
Duuuude, that Shai for PG trade must hurt so much
Why would it hurt? They both won the trade.
@@Bearsfan15654 OKC WON the trade. Clips did not do anything with two all-nba, now they have 4 aged injury-prone ex-all stars and are going to jump rebuild soon. They lost the trade. They could keep Shai, develop around him naturaly and not lose as many resources. At the time it was even trade, looking back, OKC won that 100.
@@michalkoutny1752how many chips has okc had? How many conference finals? If okc wins some of those then yes, they won the trade. If not, they are both just good teams
@@notatrolllli mean that’s one way to
look at it, or you can look at it as the Clippers trading away their whole future, picks included to win now and not coming even close to winning it all. they gave up their future for years to come and further beyond just to win one chip and they couldn’t, didn’t even make a WCF. so sure u can say they both won but in reality the team with the brighter future won, the Clippers are damn near going to have to rebuild if PG doesn’t sign back. OKC was the #1 seed led by the player they traded while he vastly outplayed the Clippers best two players 😂 the same player who was top 5 in MVP voting this year. Clippers lost this trade and it’s not even close, just cause OKC hasn’t won yet doesn’t mean it’s equal
@@notatrollll Dude, but rn they are in much better position to get one. Players , draft capital. You have to be completly dull not to see that.
Anybody else never expected the Lob City clips to win a ring with Griffin and Jordan as their second and third best players? Never making a conference finals is disappointing but I never once saw them realistically having a chance at a ring. Now the Kawhi led Clippers on the other hand lol
Nah lol they were stacked wym?? JJ Redick and Lou Will plus Glen Davis were there also. They had scoring firepower all over
This is crazy good. That sad ass background music really gets the “unseeable failure” mentality of the Clippers across, but it’s so hopeful at the same time to the point where even though you know they never get it done, you gotta keep watching to see where they go from there.
Great lobs, sadass music
I remember the summer of 2019 when the Clippers were the 8th seed without any star, fighting the mighty Warriors , embracing the hustle and grit style of basketball and having a young stud name Shai along a veteran 6th man name Lou. Of course they lost it but it was fun to see them won 2 games against the Warriors. That summer when Kawhi came in town alongside with PG, i asked myself why he needed PG, since the Clips were young and coachable, with multiple assets and on the ascending path well beyond their curve. As for Kawhi, he will go down as one of the biggest "what if" of the 2010s and early 2020s NBA since he stopped two potential three-peats (the Heat and the Warriors), but his knee was like a candle, always be blown at the worst moment.
Thunder won the curse at the long run
Kawhi was hidden in raptors team knew how to win in regular season was the #1 seed past 2-3 seasons kawhi just turned it up in playoffs , the difference with clippers is they traded all the picks for pg who wasn’t needed , the best squad the clippers had was that 2020 clippers it gave kawhi a break on offense, But 2021 was heavy on kawhi and clippers even tho that 2021 was deadly they came back 0-2 against the Mavs and that #1 seed jazz but unfortunately Joe ingles injured kawhi on a fast break bump , and year after year they traded their 2016-2019 core and flipped them into all catch and shooters and traded all their players that can create for their selfs on top of that Paul George being bad in bubble and kawhi and pg never playing together healthy since 2020
And now shai a top 8 player in the league lol and he only 26 and actually plays
18:34 - thx for mentioning that. Many Clippers reviews forget to mention Clippers tampering with Kawhi. As a Raptors fan I absolutely do not care about the Clippers curse given their blatant tampering during 2018-19
finally someone mentions this, it was so much blatant tampering having those Clippers execs at our games…I’ll love Kawhi since he gave us a chip but imma continue to pray on the Clippers downfall😂
If I was Steve Ballmer, I would have moved the team from LA back down to San Diego… That could have been the catalyst for a true franchise rebirth.
Amen
Or better yet, moved them to Serbia 🇷🇸
Moved them to taiwan 🇹🇼
I love Steve Ballmer as an NBA owner. He's the type of owner the other 29 should aim to be like. I am a Clippers fan because of Ballmer.
Yeah. Let your players choke, and get injured, or both.
he doesn't care about team success if it gets him ticket sales clearly
heavily underrated channel wth i clicked on this video for curiosity but i watched the whole thing
means a lot to hear that ❤️
@@HAZZ44calling lob city golden is crazy
I always knew they were cursed and chokers but i never realised it was this bad haha. Beautiful video btw dude
thanks a lot, appreciate the feedback as well.
nah there is definitely some curse why they choke in the playoffs, maybe an evil witch in the 1600's cursed the clippers bloodline
Solid video fam. I can definitely see you up there with the more popular channels soon.
I appreciate that!!
so sad because this team is actually really fun, having a city of LA for starters. also having a really nice logo and jerseys. sad times
intro is fire
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This was a great video bud subbed!
thanks bro
Clippers suffer from imposter syndrome and injuries…
They play their best when no one expects them to win, but when the whole world expects them to win they crumble as they prolly feel weird after being a sorry franchise.
And CP3 and Kawhi have the same story, they’re both capable of carrying but injuries stop them. And have an inconsistent 2nd guy, although I believe BG had more heart then PG.
I’d say Leonard still has something to prove to be an all time great. The talent is there but he’s missed too many games with injuries or managing his load
And now PG is a 76er
There seems to be a curse with the Clippers as they always ended up choking even if they sign top-tier players. May be they have been grappling with injuries of stars and dismal & mundane performances of stars in the clutch moments. The Clippers somehow botched things all in a daunting and brutal way.
turns out the clippers never had a culture setter, if they had a jimmy butler like player they would've won games
Kawhi and Butler would be a nasty duo if healthy ngl.
And that guy they traded back in 2019 he has turned into a real superstar for the OKC thunder they finished as the Top seed this year but they were knocked out by the Dallas mavericks in the second round of the playoffs
16:00 I think saying “up 7 points with 49 seconds left in a pivotal game 5” would’ve been better than up 1:0 😭
Ugh. This hurts. Ive been a Clippers fan since 2005, man cant believe its almost 20 years. We’ve done well slowly changing the narrative from shitty franchise to a franchise with bad luck. We try now, hope we continue to evolve where superstar free agents want to come here.
You're still crappy. Just with winning records.
Honestly it maybe far fetched but if the Clippers moved to another state they would see post season success.
Two inexplicable collapses by the Lob City Clippers in the playoffs and Kawhi Leonard being unable to finish a season is the short version.
I started watching nba since 96, n one thing remains true....clippers always sucks
Great video
Injuries are what they are, part of the game. Durability is a big part of a championship run. Nobody at fault really for injuries, they are just unpredictable.
its crazy because you can make a really good argument that outside of the PG overpay you cant even really blame the clippers as an organization for the kawhi-PG duo failures as after one year (which they definitely shouldve done better in) they just couldnt ever be healthy to really stand a chance
As a native of Inglewood now in Hawthorne, grew up a Los Angeles Lakers fan but used to purchase 🎟 🎫 to Clippers game because they were cheaper and I got to see Michael Jordan his Chicago Bulls, Grant Hill and the Detroit Pistons, Shaq & Penny's Orlando Magic and even bought tickets to see Reggie Miller 😆 🤣 😂
I remember my Aunt in Inglewood bought my a red Lamar Odom jersey, and I told her I appreciate the jester but may I get the receipt and I returned that bull 💩 because I'd rather burn in 🔥 for eternity than associate with anything CHOKERS related.
Instead of Blake worrying about being tuff he wants to hug guys all day. 🤦♂️
It's way longer than that.
My other home town team. Used to be able to watch every game for free. Would root just because so bad, but after Kwhy completely gave up. Go to Vegas or Seattle already. No one will miss.
Hahaha they choked every year as a lakers fan all I heard this is our year this is our time this is our season and to see them choke was absolutely priceless because and the fact that the lakers got another championship before y’all did is the icing on the cake
They forget to know their place lol
Its so sad i rather suicide in detroit pistons than have false hope in lob city
And the Pistons have rings.
I’m a Laker fan but lob city was such a fun team to watch I wanted them to win a championship
Yeah they where fun I was mad in 2015 when they lost to Jouston after potentially taking down the spurs in which we thought Duncan was done after that series
Then your not a real Laker fan
Not a laker fan lol
@@jasonbecke sure buddy whatever you say
@@cplgsleight1661 it’s true no real Laker fan would ever want the Clippers to win ever thing. Or the Celtics I have a guy at work who says I hate the Celtics but don’t mind seeing them win because I like Tatum. Like wtf? You can’t ever no matter what want the Celtics or Clippers win.
I was a big fan of the Lob City Era but it's a shame how they couldn't get over the hump and make the finals once in the last 10 years
I find it ironic how the Clippers have the richest owner, so it makes no difference to him if they win or lose
imo he's one of the more engaged owners, if not the most engaged. I think he wants this team to succeed more than anyone. But financially yeh, makes no difference for him.
They are waiting for Leonard to stay healthy. That is never going to happen.
But their team building has actually been quite good. Much better than the Lakers.
They didn't fumble anything. They've been winning. It's just the injuries alone that's hampered them.
The reason I think they are cursed cause they’re from Buffalo. :(
Don’t throw our city in the mix like that. All those failures happened AWAY from Buffalo. 😂
Kawhi should’ve stayed in Toronto. I truly believe they’d have at least two titles.
Fantastic video.
thanks!!
Injuries hurt this generation. Or signing a player who refuses to play with any sign of injury. Could have hired a better coach too.
los angeles never needed or wanted a second team in the same conference
Clippers need a winner, leader, they need that guy
I didn't I'm a spurs fan though
2019-2020 to 2023-24 is a generation 😂
PG is a sixer
The opening still ages poorly... even with Lakers being a joke in recent times, they still can win banners...
15:07 is a perfect angle, cut remembering how did the season go.
No how Kawhi chose pg and Lou William's over a championship squad and the guaranteed chance to play lebron James in the bubble and win 2 plus chips sad
i feel like kawhi would suit better with more balanced team with depth like that raptor
Listen im upset that this video isnt longer lol.
Clippers just sad …. Ill be crazy to be fan of them
The answer is simple: Doc Rivers is the cause
Nah clippers didn’t fumble it was kawhi load managing and PG getting injured at the worst times that was the problem the clippers gave the team everything to succeeed but the players weren’t good enough to stay healthy
Clippers are the Chargers of the NBA
Damn Josh giddey does RUclips 😮
DJ literally the only one to get a chip from the original Lob City crew. Also Ty Lue >>>> Doc Rivers
And now Shai is a superstar
nahh the clippers made the right moves. just happen to have players who just weren't good enough to win.
idc about the cp3, blake griffin clippers...but my kawhi clippers fumbled it the year they brought westbrook along ..after his atrocious two years with the lakers.. i cant believe a jerry west signed off on that.. it must of been around the time he got really sick..idk.. I thought the expiremnt was over but no we resigned him and we kept starting him.. Kawhi has never lost that many games in aseason till he played with westbrook..Westbrook was the downfall we picked the worse of two evils with him and john wall...still cant believe it..F%^&K Rusell Westbrook...Scrach that.. backboard P for recruiting that brick layer..
Lob city was cheated out of a ring and the Kawhi PG13 never worked because of injuries and they didn’t show up at the bubble
Clippers didn't fumble anything. Kawhi and Chris are always hurt when it matters.
Who’s watching in 2167 after the clippers’ first ever championship 🔥 proved everyone wrong all we needed was LeBron
Chris Paul injury prone
Same with kawhi
As a spurs fan, I was upset that Kawhi got a championship in Toronto, but I’m happy that his time with the clippers has been an utter failure. Can’t believe he gave up the Spurs organization for that shit show.
mans brought y'all your last championship blame your head coach and mid front office for him leaving
@@Jamelliifacts this man is your typical keyboard hater
lol at you completely ignoring his the entire team, head coach, and front office turned their backs on him. They tried to throw him under the bus & claim that his injury wasn’t real… All of these years later, we understand why Kawhi has been so cautious with injuries
@@taihaul2480not what happened. The spurs medical staff told him his injury was a degenerative one and that if he wanted to continue his career he was going to have to play through the pain. He didn’t believe them. Went and got multiple second opinions until someone told him what he wanted to hear. Because of that and apparently his uncle in his ear he felt the spurs didn’t care about him or his injury and that they were trying to hurry him back from his injury before he was 100%. Considering his injury track record I’d say the spurs med staff got it right and that was just a catalyst to get kawhi his move back to LA that he wanted and the bigger market his uncle wanted to elevate his marketability. Was it messy yeah. But to say the team that has countless stories of their coach and front office caring about and checking in on guys even well after they’ve left is kinda wild. But you do you king pop off.
@@JuanGarcia-bz3lj forreal man. People don’t understand that he and his uncle were just looking for a reason to leave and get to LA. They wanted what they wanted and this was a great excuse for them to use in order to leave.
The Clippers are an absolute mess! Every damn year, and it’s beyond pathetic. When the Toronto Raptors win a championship before the Clippers, THEN take the key player from that championship run, and you DON’T win, it’s BAD!
Been saying it for years. They’ve gotta change the name. Call them anything but the Clippers. That’d be a start.
Klaw DID NOT have 1 of the greatest runs in playoff history.. EVERY TEAM A HAD an injury or 2 or 3 .. n a lucky shot
better than any of lebron's playoff runs
Just leave LA, it would be good for all of us.
Lakers have championship banners, Dodgers have championship banners, the Sparks have championship banners, the Kings have championship banners, even the (I will forever call them) the Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles have championship banners but meanwhile the Clippers have???!!! 😆 🤣 😂 Well at least they have Motivation Speaker - Matt "DOWN BY THE RIVER" Foley as their owner... #FOH 😅😅😅😅😅
Clippers are a joke I remember how crazy they fans was talking
Okc didn’t win either
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I hate cp3
Only one team in LA. Clippers are a joke
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lol
Ahhh the BLM'S Era of the NBA...fun times. Act like a victim get treated like a victim.
Impatient, myopic strategy
CP3 is a noob